Sunday, April 27, 2008

Daring Bakers: Cheesecake Pops

It is here again, the monthly Daring Bakers recipe. Elle said that this month recipe was going to be good, so I was excited to find out what it was. When I found out it was cheesecake pops, I was thrilled.Last month's Perfect Party Cake was thrown out after a week because no one ate it. Not that they didn't like it, but chocolate always goes faster than cake in this house. So I decided to make half the recipe this month, but how do you half 5 eggs? So I used two. Plus, cheesecake doesn't come in 20 oz containers, so I settled for 16 oz. When I started mixing, I was a little scared. Did I have enough eggs in the batter? Was it going to rise? Was it going to taste like cheesecake?Well, it rose, then fell. I cooled it and tried rolling into balls. It didn't go so well. A lot of the cake ended up on my hands. I froze them overnight. In the morning, I melted dark and milk chocolates and then rolled the little balls in chocalote, covering them with sprinkles. Oh and then I bit into one of them.Oh it was heaven! Plus, no disasters again this month. Whew! I just don't know if I can share.

Isn't this cheesecake recipe wonderful! The flavor is so good that keeping your fingers from scraping the bowl clean at the end is next to impossible! Your cheesecake pops are adorable and cute sprinkles! =D

You Daring Bakers are a creative bunch! I love the looks of these little treats and your photos are absolutely beautiful. Gosh, I'm going to have to check out this DB thing as you all sure seem to be having a good time! I'd have to adapt the recipes to GF/DF, but that might be a fun challenge. Melissa

Thank you for the lovely comment on my site! Your pops look great! Yeah, they were a bit tricky to make. Great idea to use half a recipe. Also, I found that making balls would turn the whole thing into mess, so I just cut out rectangulars:)) Next time I'll use a square baking pan to make my life easier.

Great pops!! And yes..cheesecake..all over the hands..I have always worked in a kitchen, through pastry/culinary school..and I think I washed my hands more that day than any other ha-ha. You did a wonderful job!!